A juvenile riding an electric scooter suffered life-threatening injuries after a crash with a driver just after 3 p.m. Wednesday in Henderson, according to police. The driver stayed at the scene and is cooperating with investigators as the case remains under investigation.
The crash happened at Racetrack Road and Blue Lantern Drive, near Boulder Highway and Horizon Drive, according to FOX5 Vegas, which cited Henderson police. The juvenile was transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, and police said no further details were available as the investigation continues.
Racetrack Road was closed in both directions near the crash, and police asked drivers to avoid the area and use alternate routes, the station's report noted. No information has been released about the juvenile's age, the driver's identity, or what led up to the collision.
A Year of Rising E-Device Injuries in Henderson and Clark County
This crash lands in the middle of a surge in e-bike and e-scooter injuries that Henderson officials have been tracking closely. Henderson police reported that crashes involving electric bikes and scooters jumped from 25 incidents in 2024, including two fatalities, to 51 incidents through mid-December, per the Las Vegas Sun. The same report found that UMC had treated 174 adults and 37 minors for e-bike and e-scooter injuries through the end of October.
Sunrise Hospital's numbers tell a similarly steep story. The hospital treated at least 378 injuries connected to electric-bike and electric-scooter accidents so far in 2026, compared with 254 for all of 2025, according to 8 News Now. Of those 378 patients, 74 suffered traumatic brain injuries, including concussions, and 59 reported not wearing a helmet. More than 130 of the patients treated this year were under 18.
Doctors at Sunrise saw the trend accelerate early in the year, treating 140 patients injured on e-bikes or e-scooters between Jan. 1 and mid-March alone, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. Roughly 30 percent of those injuries involved children under 18, and documented helmet use was reported in only 21 percent of patients, the newspaper found. Separately, KTNV reported that 303 Southern Nevada students had been hit traveling to or from school so far this school year, with 46 percent of those crashes involving a student using an electronic device.
Henderson's Rules and Response
Henderson has been adjusting its policies as the injury totals climb. The city says fatal and near-fatal incidents involving electric devices are on the rise, and its code requires every rider younger than 18 to wear a helmet while operating a bicycle, e-bike or e-scooter, according to the City of Henderson. A device that operates via throttle or lacks pedals is an e-motorcycle, and it is prohibited on public roadways, sidewalks, trails, parks, paths and parking lots. The city also caps riding speeds at 15 mph unless otherwise posted. Clark County's own ordinance similarly requires helmets for minors riding e-devices and sets a 15 mph speed limit inside county parks, per the Sun's reporting.
To address the climbing injury counts, Henderson has received grant funding from the Nevada Office of Traffic Safety through its Vulnerable Road User Program to expand e-bike and e-scooter safety education, the City of Henderson announced. Activities supported by the grant include helmet giveaways, youth skills workshops, safety banners placed at parks and schools, and social-media safety campaigns aimed at young riders and their families.
Henderson police have not released additional details about Wednesday's crash, including the juvenile's condition beyond the life-threatening designation or whether a helmet was involved. The investigation remains open, and police have not said whether any citations are expected.
